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Point St. Hellena.
for the S. E. point of the Island shelters from the South Winds which constantly blow here. From the S. E. point there strikes out a small shoal a quar- ter of a mile into the Sea, where there is commonly a great Riplin, or working of short Waves, during all the Flood. The Tide runs pretty strong, the Flood to the South, and the Ebb to the North. There is good landing on the Sandy Bay against the an- choring place, from whence you may go up into the Island, and at no place besides. There are 2 or 3 high, steep, small Rocks at the S. E. point, not a Cables length from the Island; and another much bigger at the N. E. end: it is deep Water all round, but at the anchoring place, and at the shoal at the S. E point. This Island lieth in lat. 01 d. 10 m. South. It is distant from Cape St. Lorenzo 4 or 5 leagues, bearing from it W.S.W. and half a point westerly. At this Island are plenty of those small Sea Turtle spoken of in my last Chapter.
The 21st day Captain Eaton came to an anchor by us: he was very willing to have consorted with us again; but Captain Davis's Men were so unrea- fonable, that they would not allow Captain Eaton's Men an equal share with them in what they got: therefore Captain Eaton staid here but one night, and the next day failed from hence, steering away to the Southward. We staid no longer than the day ensuing, and then we failed toward Point St. Hellena, intending there to land some Men purposely to get Prisoners for intelligence.
Point Santa Hellena bears South from the Island Plata. It lies in lat. 2 d. 15 m. South. The Point is pretty high, flat, and even at top; overgrown with many great Thistles, but no sort of Tree; at a distance it appears like an Island, because the Land within it is very low.
This Point strikes out West into the Sea, making a pretty large Bay on the North side. A mile within the Point